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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 8:37 AM
Previous version of this thread is at:
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/21223 |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 8:52 AM
Can Sweden Sink Piracy? (slyck)
Excerpts:
The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) specifically names The Pirate Bay, among other distribution methods, in its 2007 "Special 301 Report." The report focuses squarely on Sweden as a “Safe Haven” for piracy, as the report states a lack of past effective copyright enforcement has helped fuel the current situation.
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“The FBI, MPA, and AntiPiratByran (the umbrella organization for anti-piracy operations carried out on behalf of the film and games industries) participated in a training seminar for police on January 24, 2007. APB has continuously pressed for a special copyright unit to be created within law enforcement. This unit will be established in early 2007 and a special training will be provided on source piracy. The industries plan additional training and educational work with police officers and prosecutors in 2007.”
Considering The Pirate Bay’s geographical distribution, it may be tough to fully dismantle this organization. It seems they may be feeling the heat however, as they have recently been interested in buying Sealand and other offshore commodities. But is The Pirate Bay worried?
"Nope. We still haven't done anything illegal, no matter what the Americans think about us," Peter from The Pirate Bay told Slyck.com.
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 9:34 AM
enigmax writing at P2PFreak about how some RIAA artists are putting DRM tracks on p2p ...with the "catch" that they are only partial files. (Apparently you gotta jump thru hoops to get the rest of the "official" download.)
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 9:36 AM
TechnoFile: File sharing is not a crime
Peter Hurley takes McGill to school on the ins-and-outs of file sharing programs |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 10:15 AM
Judge Sets Schedule for Discovery on reasonableness of attorneys fees and for Ms. Foster to Request Additional Fees in Capitol v. Foster
New Contested Case in Mississippi, Elektra v. Dennis
Guardian Ad Litem Motion Scheduled in Elektra v. Schwartz
Best regards.
Ray
http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com
http://info.riaalawsuits.us |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:45 AM
Message: Greetings,
I record music under the pseudonym "Valaraukarsbane." The name of the project under which I record is "Spielhäschen." I agree to the terms set forth on your "artists" page, and I would appreciate if you would list me as a supporting artist.
Band name: Spielhäschen
web page: http://www.geocities.com/spielhaschen
Thanks so much.
Blake Winter
"Valaraukarsbane" |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:48 AM
Folks, Boycott Riaa will neither endorse nor condemn the following (because I don't know a thing about them yet.)
Subject: Comments on site (content, usability, etc)
Message: Hi,
Could you add a link to GigaTribe in your links section under file sharing? We make and distribute a free, encrypted, private peer-to-peer software application that's already huge in Europe and was launched last month in the US.
Our website is http://www.gigatribe.com
Thanks a lot!
John Carricaburu
Shalsoft
www.gigatribe.com |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:51 AM
OH, HERE'S A BIT MORE FROM THEM (if this turns out to be just spam/advertisement I appologize.) --Shmoo
Subject: Other
Message: Hi ,
I am writing because I have a topic that I believe will interest your readers: the increasing popularity of private peer-to-peer networks. This will also inform them of the free solutions that are available to share and transfer very large files between friends.
Private peer-to-peer networking is becoming more and more common, and this is something your readers would probably be interested in, as it represents a legal way for them to share content with friends located far away.
Although some people enjoy using applications such as eMule and Kazaa to get free (often illegal!) content, private peer-to-peer applications allow users to legally share files (and entire folders on their harddrives) with close friends and family. A user's friend(s) can therefore browse through various folders (pictures, music, home movies, etc...) and download copies of files (and even entire folders) to his or her own computer.
Our company makes and distributes free GigaTribe software (www.gigatribe.com) and is a market leader in Europe; our user base in the US and the rest of the world is growing very quickly. Why? The data is encrypted and only the people exchanging files know what's being exchanged (an ISP cannot identify what is being exchanged). Plus, because users are downloading content from friends, there's no risk of getting polluted or misnamed files. It's also a clever and efficient way to transfer very large files (even entire folders) from one computer to another without burning/mailing CDs/DVDs.
This software is filling a HUGE void! We are getting a consistent stream of emails from people that are grateful for what it can do (some users use it to access folders and files on their computers from other locations).
If you would like to know more about our rapidly growing company or our increasingly popular software, I'd be glad to help! If you prefer to reach me by phone, keep in mind that I'm on French standard time!
Best regards,
John Carricaburu
Shalsoft
5, rue Uzès
75002 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 40 13 53 57
www.gigatribe.com |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:56 AM
Subject: Comments on site (content, usability, etc)
Message: The RIAA is still at it again and this time someone stood up to those money hungary assholes with a counter lawsuit of their own. I am so tired of hearing about this
You know what, I'm sorry, I'm not going to pay $15 for a CD that has 12 songs, of which 4 I may like. Thats not what I spend my money on. I haven't bought a CD since 2002 and never will I support any label under RIAA umbrella and this is going to apply to Movies which I used to buy alot of but will start checking the back to see who is the studio producing it since they too want to go after other people.
I hope people start to understand that RIAA is undermining the industry and the United States court system and also the integreity of the companies they are repressenting. They are bullies that are extorting money from innocent people. This is a business and competition is stiff so deal with it. Back in the day it was all about concerts and events, now its about multi-platnium and bragging rights. Remember this is the information age and you are messing with the wrong set of people. They can't get over on the majority of us cause we're the ones buying (not anymore) your shit. The members of RIAA should go F___ themselves. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:57 AM
Subject: I need help!
Message: besides all the money RIAA gets from lawsuits and such where do they get all their money? if it wasn't about money why would they do this crap. i really need their motivation for all this so a source would be good. i'm doing a speech about RIAA and all thier evils and your help would be apreciated in spreeding the word.
thanks chris_ |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:58 AM
Message: Hi, Love your purpose!
I'm an internet broadcaster who is trying to stay quasi-legal, by paying fees through a "blanket licensing" company. The company is Loud City. Do you know of any alternative companies that do the same as Loud City? I have a problem with them, as they collect standard licensing fees from us, but also take all credit (and fees) for music that is sold when a listener clicks "buy" on the song that is currently playing.
Can anyone help me find a better company? I understand one with the letters SW in the namemis in operation.
Thanks for any help.
Kevin |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 11:59 AM
mail: mportinlegal@aol.com
Subject: Other
Message: Has anyone had experience with State prosecution (after the fed's declined to prosecute due to lack of time and interest) of failure to disclose name/address etc. with the RRAI pushing the prosecution; An investigations head out of Westchester, NY by the name of Barchiesi, and an investigator named Robert Hogan, and an investigator Roz Petit-Sova from a company "Drigon Investigations" out of Jersey are involved. I am an attorney with a defendant charged with this crap. Any help/info, etc. would be appreciated. thanks, msp |
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independentm...
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 12:07 PM
THANKS TO THOSE WHO SEND US THE ABOVE MESSAGES!
Please notice that I take it upon myself to decide whether or not to post the associated e-mail/contact info. (If you are a company or lawfirm, I ASSUME it is ok to post your contact info. IF YOU APPEAR to be an individual privte citizen, I always WITHHOLD all your contact info unless SPECIFICALLY told otherwise!) |
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pepe512000
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 12:55 PM
U.S. hip-hop film sparks debate on masculinity
Maybe young people are finally coming out of their "hip-hop" comas and realizing something is very wrong there... |
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pepe512000
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Date: February 21, 2007 @ 12:56 PM
Forgot the link...duhhh!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070220/music_nm/hip_hop_documentary_dc_1 |
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pepe512000
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Date: February 22, 2007 @ 6:51 PM
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070222-8902.html
This story is a couple of days old, the riaa still crying the blues over the Foster case, but something funny came out of it today and that is;
~~~ "Finally, plaintiffs believe that discovery would have revealed substantial other evidence of defendant's knowledge and material assistance in the underlying infringements.
For example, the computer may well have been in a common area such that defendant heard music coming from the computer when admitted infringer Amanda Foster was using it," argues the RIAA.
That's right... the RIAA is arguing that mere act of listening to music on one's PC is evidence of copyright infringement.~~~
I find it so hard to think these judges out there are even listening to these guys anymore..they come up with the most absurd ideas!
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CriticalCodger
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Date: February 23, 2007 @ 8:13 PM
A person perusing the various comments over at Slashdot and Arstechnica cannot help but be struck by the insight and astute perception shown by a considerable number of their membership.
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gdZiemann
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Date: February 24, 2007 @ 1:12 PM
As a contrast to CriticalCodger's post, here's this year's version of the Great Spring Break boycott, wherein the neither particularly insightful nor astute members of the audience try to bring the music industry to its knees by not buying RIAA stuff for a whole month.
I'm boycotting until all of the following take place:
1) DRM disappears.
2) Lawsuits stop.
3) I hear something I like.
Item #3 is why I stopped buying music. That was two years before I started actually boycotting. #1 and #2 have to happen before I'll even consider listening long enough to like something. |
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gdZiemann
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Date: February 24, 2007 @ 11:23 PM
Here's an interesting article on DRM from a book publisher's point of view. It all applies in very direct ways. |
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Dreddsnik
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 11:38 AM
from the article george linked to ...
" The titles are not only made available for free, they are completely unencrypted—in fact, we'll provide you free of charge with whatever software you'd prefer to download the texts. We make them available in five different formats.
And . . .
The sky did not fall. To the contrary, many of those books have remained in print and continued to be profitable for the publishers and paying royalties to the authors. For years, now, in some cases. Included among them is my own most popular title, 1632. I put that novel up in the Baen Library back in 2001—six years ago. At the time, the novel had sold about 30,000 copies in paperback.
Today, six years after I "pirated" myself, the novel has sold over 100,000 copies.
In the face of examples like this—and this is but one example—all arguments that "online piracy" guts legitimate sales are exposed as pure and simple blather. In point of fact, the exact opposite is true. The real effect of making books available for free in electronic format is that it keeps stimulating sales of the paper editions—which is where 95% of the money is, anyway, from an author or a publisher's standpoint. "
heh heh, pure and simple blather :)
Ain't THAT the truth ! |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 1:53 PM
GOP Retracts Pelosi Piracy Claims
The House Republican Study Committee on Thursday accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of violating copyright law on her new Web log by posting video segments from C-Span but quickly retracted its statement after a C-Span official said the usage is legal. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:01 PM
New York Times on the DJ Mixtape Arrests
"DJs continued to release tapes -- some with hastily added tracks on which rappers cursed the RIAA" |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:04 PM
Students Balk at University's "Free" Music Deals
One insider's view of dealing with the college-only
licensed music services. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:05 PM
UK Government Rejects Calls for DRM Ban
While faulty, DRM is good for price discrimination, Prime
Minister's office says.
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:07 PM
Framing the DRM Debate
LinuxJournal's Don Marti says it's about more than
property.
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:08 PM
Disney Must Consider Sharing Pooh's Honey
The endless fight over the merchandising rights to A.A.
Milner's work continues to plague the copyright maximalist
company. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:21 PM
Folks, if you wish Boycott Riaa to put any of the above "quick links" that I or another have posted here in "Odds & Ends" on the front page as a commentable article, simply click on the "Submit News" button on your left and help us with some of the work.
Shorten the title if it is more than a few words.
Only give a text paragraph in the header portion. (No links or code there please)
Copy and paste the WHOLE article's text (including links, but don't bother with images.) in the body of the form.
I, Twarrior, ShadowMom, tracy, leflaw, Jack (or somebody) will come along and do any needed clean-up and then approve the article (if we think it worthy) as soon as we can.
Give it a try folks! (But use judgement and only post what you really think needs to be on the front page. We should only rarely ever post more than 8 or ten articles per day here. Be selective!)
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:28 PM
In other words, instead of commenting about a "quick linked" item found here in the "Odds and Ends" thread, take the time to submit that
item for the front page approval and ADD your comments at the end of said article's text.
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:29 PM
To get your submission reviewed faster, :poke: one of us with a stick. (Most of the admin of Boycott Riaa and Dmusic can be reached by sending them a DNote over at Dmusic.com ) |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:31 PM
If you are a Boycott Riaa member, you already have a user account at DMusic.com by default. Just log in there with the same user-name and password.
(Correct me if I am wrong.) |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 2:50 PM
Do you want to start having "Odds and Ends" as a combined DMusic/Boycott Riaa resource? (I notice you snagged it for the Dmusic News section once again.)
If you do want it tailored for both sites, let me know so we can work out the logistics and the "time-warp" factor. (Dmusic has a "feature link" option to keep an item at the top of the page, Boycott Riaa only has the "time warp" trick I use of changing the posting date.) |
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leflaw
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 3:08 PM
lets call it the
the Digital Music Scene.
If whats his face at p2pnet can do, so can you. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 3:35 PM
You talkin' to me boss?
lol.
Sure, "The Digital Music Scene" is just as good a name as any. The name of the thread doesn't matter all that much to me.
I have always wanted a permanent place at the top of the page for our participants to be able to put "overall site matters and/or in-general" stuff ...AND outside sourced links without having to await admin approval for full treatment as a stand-alone article.
It actually kinda makes sense to combine it as both DMusic's news section's AND Boycott Riaa's "first thing seen" by any newbies.
Shall thus by thy commandment? If so, from now on I will tailor my message/TOS for the combination of Dmusic and Boycott Riaa readers when tossing up a version of "Odds and Ends" ...henceforth to be named "The Digital Music Scene"
(Pending thy nod of approval if I have not misread thy will.)
:) |
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pepe512000
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 5:06 PM
"The Digital Music Scene"
Does this mean that posts always have to relate to music in one form or another? Rather than a discussion about..I don't know, dead blondes? That sounded cruel.... |
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pessimist
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 5:26 PM
Pepe, the way things sound, I'm not optimistic about the prospects of having an off-topic thread anymore.
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 5:27 PM
I admit I am only guessing that what the almighty leflaw means is somewhat similar to my long desired proposal that we should have a joint Top-Of-The-Page thread that allows registered users (and even perhaps, "drive-by" visitors) a quicker and easier way to HELP our effort of education about the things going on in the recorded music distribution world from the independent music (listener AND creator) perspective.
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sorry pepe, I made a horrible insensitive joke last week about the media buzz surrounding Anna and Britney.
(It was just "dark" humor on my part.)
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But...
I'm not saying we shouldn't call "fish-lips" Cary Sherman by his deserved name of "fish-lips" (lol... I never WILL be able to quit, will I, pepe... lol.)
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 5:30 PM
Folks, there are OTHER people out there in the world in OTHER situations as bad as/or MUCH WORSE than the celebrity BS you see on the TV whom deserve your sympathy/pity/donations.
(Please do NOT buy any of the "Anna Nicole Smith" story crap when it gets published.)
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 5:50 PM
...but
(Yes. Don't be a dummy! The FIRST news article at Boycott Riaa or Dmusic should ONLY be about the music IMHO.)
We can all ALWAYS chat about other crap in the forums (or even at other websites/whatevers.)
Boyoctt Riaa and Dmusic have a combined/similar overall GOAL to achieve.
This ain't "Yahoo Chat"
There IS a mission and message that thankfully leflaw pays the enormous costs of bandwidth to provide.
It's HIS chalkboard. He allows an extraordinarily inordinary amount of dissent from his "agenda"
(but, I am preaching to the quior again, lol.)
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:00 PM
Pessimist,
If it is up to me, we will ALWAYS have an "Off Topic Thread"
However, It shouldn't be the FIRST thing a newbie sees when they come to the site.
Or, do you think we should just turn Boycott Riaa into a free-for-all "chatroom" without any enforced agenda or topic?
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Freedom of speach means you are allowed to say what you want on your own chalkboard. It does NOT mean you can go into somebody's home and re-write their journal/diary.
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pepe512000
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:05 PM
OK...forget dead blonds. So if the coast of California slides into the ocean, this is up for discussion? Just not at the top of the page? Right? I can live with that... :) By the way, the "looK" here is shaping up real fine. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:32 PM
Twarrior did the "look" changes.
I have not had much time lately at all because of my enslavement to a couple of things called "eating" and "paying rent"
(DESPITING my student loans, old visa & medical & sears & gateway computer bills.)
But hey, I have not borrowed a dime from anybody for over 10 years.
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pepe512000
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:39 PM
Hey, eating and paying rent is rather high on most peoples agendas...I doubt anyone here could blame your absence at times. A mans gotta do, what a mans gotta do... |
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:48 PM
TY
today was gonna be my only day off. My finace/gf/lead singer already hates me because I keep spending so much time on the
'puter with all YOU guys and gals.
But she had to work today on my day off.
(so, NO GUILT to you folk!)
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independentm...
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Date: February 25, 2007 @ 6:49 PM
I'm gonna sign out now and go listen to some music recorded on vinyl records I am supposedly not allowd to share.
Hope to see you all in a day or two. |
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victorsskull
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Date: February 26, 2007 @ 11:28 AM
:skull: :yoyo: |
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pessimist
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Date: February 26, 2007 @ 4:14 PM
"If it is up to me, we will ALWAYS have an Off-Topic Thread.
However, it shouldn't be the FIRST thing a newbie sees when they come to the site."
Okay. And for our part, we could hope it won't be at the bottom of the page either (unless it's post-dated so as to not be swept off page one as new articles are submitted).
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kyodylee
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Date: February 26, 2007 @ 11:30 PM
ChillinBuzz
February 25th, 2007 @ 4:47AM
Well crikey, I would never have thought it would work... but I managed to double proxy to a site (using one proxy to access another proxy to access a web site) - go me!
The next time you visit Boycott-RIAA, just bear in mind that the present clever clogs in charge, Twarrior, is using eXTReme Tracking which, amongst other things, displays the IP address of visitors, i.e. you and me and anyone else who visits the site. If you have half a brain and any concern for online privacy, don't visit the site and note Twarrior telling him that collecting visitor information need not be exposed for anyone to see when the intended recipient is him. Dave, you are a total fool. :dunce:
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Yes, I was wondering about this myself. Seems that the button is hidden now. |
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kyodylee
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Date: February 26, 2007 @ 11:31 PM
http://extremetracking.com/open?login=briaa |
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CriticalCodger
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:44 AM
When I accessed that login address, I was reminded that
I have JavaScript disabled. My reaction? T.S.
That's been my policy for years. Ain't about to change my style now, by crackey.)
Plus, as you mentioned, I could use anonymous double proxy, too; and I just might do so (for the fun of it).
Screw eXTReme tracking.
That's extreme crap.
(my humble opinion)
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CriticalCodger
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:52 AM
I have access to Anonymizer, but I don't always have it enabled when doing so would violate a t.o.s.
However, when it becomes obvious that a website collects unnecessary or intrusive information about me OR OTHERS, then my inclination is to not only have JavaScript disabled, but to activate Anonymizer as well. So, take that, BRIAA! Two can play the devous game.
Grrr. |
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CriticalCodger
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:52 AM
devious |
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CriticalCodger
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 4:50 AM
“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and LOVE OF POWER.” — P. J. O'Rourke, 1992
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independentm...
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 12:12 PM
I'm not sure what this extreme tracker thing is all about, but it doesn't sound like something leflaw would approve of. Twarrior may have added it. I honestly don't know.
But I will find out. And if leflaw DIDN'T want it here, I will take steps to get rid of it ASAP. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 2:11 PM
Video won't crash the net: carriers
Increased demand for video-over-IP by YouTube and other services is making US telcos plan ahead, but there’s enough fibre in the ground to cope, they say... |
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independentm...
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 2:36 PM
Creative Commons - version 3.0 (?) |
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isaacfeagin
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:36 PM
iTunes and iPod data corroption/degredation???
In the past few months I have noticed that some of my music files imported to my computer from CDs, which went in without skips jumps or anything that lowers the quality, now have skips, jumps, static, and some tracks wont even play.
I will be looking into this further and would appreciate any help anyone can give me. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:45 PM
I would check on your computer's "health" before I would suspect the CD rips. Sounds like you have some spy-ware (or even a virus) that is infecting your system rather than the audio files themselves being corrupt.
(As long as they were saved as .wav files or .mp3 files)
Check your PC's memory and make sure you have plenty.
Try re-booting, then shut down EVERY running application (including internet connections) and see if the songs play fine then. |
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independentm...
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Date: February 27, 2007 @ 3:47 PM
Of course, if your CD's were from SONY, (or contain the XCP root-kit crap or othersuch) that's a different story. |
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isaacfeagin
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Date: February 28, 2007 @ 5:17 PM
Nah man, pretty much a new computer, and I'm not "tech-dumb". But I don't know what could cause it. Ive done several Norton scans in the past few weeks, but my virus definitions aren't exactly up to date, so its probably not spyware.
And I would kill myself before i bought a Sony CD....lol |
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leflaw
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Date: February 28, 2007 @ 7:00 PM
Try using a disk drive cleaner...as in dirt and dust.
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isaacfeagin
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Date: February 28, 2007 @ 8:37 PM
I've never even heard of one of those...lol |
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pepe512000
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Date: March 1, 2007 @ 1:57 PM
I don't know if these are front page worthy, as we've known they were coming for awhile, but what the heck....
What, the RIAA doesn't believe in Fair Use? Well, slap me silly...go figure!
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10042/53/
And.... RIAA launches It's New Dot.Com Biz
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37926
Maybe they should just set up paypal accounts..that'd be so much easier for everyone.
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